Japan: volume of domestic market steel scrap by type

In the fiscal year 2020, iron and steel scrap purchased from the domestic market in Japan amounted to approximately 16.26 million tons of waste scrap and 6.62 million tons of new scrap. New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.

Purchased volume of iron and steel scrap from the domestic market in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020, by type (in million metric tons)

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2011 to 2020; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

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estimation from the Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association

Supplementary notes

New scrap refers to trim-offs and other metal by-products generated by the manufacturing industry.
Waste scrap was calculated by subtracting the volume of new scrap from the total of domestic purchases excluding scrap for cast iron pipes and scrap for recycled steel.

The source does not provide an exact publication date. The date mentioned here is the day of data access.
Values have been rounded.

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